for the last two months, he's been a prime suspect in the bryan stow beating case but now the l.a.p.d. says he's no longer connected to this case. and it's what was found inside an oakland home that made arson investigators suspicious. breaking news. a powerful explosion has just rocked billings near a government center in europe. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm tori campbell. it's friday, july 22nd.

breaking news from norway. a loud explosion has just shattered windows and led to evacuations. there are injured people walking the streets. it's not clear what caused the explosion. again, it happened in oslo, norway. stay with "mornings on 2" for the next two hours for updates on this story. we're also following stunning developments in the bryan stow beating case. police have arrested two new suspects for the brutal attack. >> reporter: i just got off the

phone with l.a.p.d. and they said they are changing their tune. "the associated press" is reporting that the two men were arrested in connection with the stow case. although police have not released their names or any other details. "the los angeles times" reports the investigators have circumstancal and physical evidence. you may remember back in may that ramirez was named a prime suspect in the case when he was arrested for a parole violation. but since then, his attorney provided documentation that proves it was not him. >> this is a true lesson of the judicial system in this country, specifically the fact that everybody should be assumed innocent until proven guilty. unfortunately, when i jumped in the case, it was the complete opposite. >> reporter: paramedics and emts who work with stow say there's not a day that goes by that they don't think of him.

friends say they hope police have arrested the right people this time. >> we just have to hope they are following good leads and making good decisions. >> i'm carbs shusly opt -- cautiously optimistic. we thought they had the right person before. we'll have to sit and wait and see on this to see if they got the right two people this time. >> reporter: now, i just got off the phone with l.a.p.d. they say no press conference as of yet. of course, i will try to get in contact with members of stow's family. live in san francisco, i'm paul chambers. ktvu channel 2 news. one person is in the hospital after an overnight house fire in oakland. it all started about 2:30 this morning on 4th street. jade hernandez joins us now with how butane tanks and marijuana might actually be responsible for the flames.

jade? >> reporter: mike, it's what was found inside of this home that made the arson investigator suspicious. this is what firefighters are dealing with still out here this morning. they took pictures of one of the butane tanks found inside of this home. i want you to take a look at this video. the arson investigator roomed this a suspicious fire and says it appears the -- roomed this a suspicious fire and says it appears the suspicious may have been trying to heat it up to smoke marijuana. >> i ran out here. i thought there was an accident. but when i ran out here, i saw larry laying on the -- on the lawn on his back and he didn't have a stitch of clothes on, burned right off. >> reporter: we're told by the investigator that the butane

acted as an accelerant to the flames this morning. this is what we know so far about this two-alarm fire. a pittsburg police officer first noticed this. he saw a yellow flash and then flames. the victim lives here with his grandmother. the grandmother was not home at the time the fire broke out at 4:30. the home is located at 4th and main and left the man with burns over most of his body. he was airlifted to the hospital. the man said a butane tank exploded in his home. the battalion has been updating us all morning and just gave us an update with the marijuana honey. >> we've had other incidents in our fire district where we've had butane containers used inappropriately that have caused fires and caused significant damage. >> reporter: 2001 of the biggest concerns for firefighters this morning was

the close proximity of the homes in this area. they had to make sure that the flames did not spread. luckily, no one else was hurt, just a man inside the home at the time the fire broke out. he did suffer second and third degree burns over most of his body. very serious injuries this morning. luckily, nobody else was hurt. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. firefighters battled a fire on patterson. it burned an estimated 600 acres. newschopper2 was over the area just about an hour ago and the fire seems to be mostly out. no injuries have been reported and no structures burned. it's 7:02. concord police say underaged drinks was just one of the illegal activities happening at a home overnight. neighbors saul police to complain about a large party on walnut avenue near farm bureau road. officers say they were -- there

were close to 300 people at the home. they gathered for a birthday party for a 17-year-old girl. the teenager said things got out of hand when partygoers started to throw bottles at the officers. >> i caught a couple of people yelling at the police and saying stuff to them. but i was like, you need to respect them. they are doing their job. >> no officers were hurt. the homeowner was arrested for disturbing the peace and receiving -- receiving what police say were two stolen motorcycles. we're learning that some of pg&e's safety records may have end under in the trash. pg&e was supposed to turn over the documents as a result of the explosion last september but a former pg&e worker says a top official acknowledged to him that they may have been thrown out. the official says the documents likely got lost during a move from pg&e's san francisco's office to a location in walnut

creek. these details were unveiled in a new report released yesterday. in central new york, one person was killed. at least 20 injured in a fiery crash between a tour bus and big rig. the happened on interstate 90 early this morning. both vehicles caught fire. it appears a u.s. soldier helped somebody. authorities say he drove on the scene and pulled passengers out from the burning bus. one passenger claims the bus driver fell asleep. the accident is under investigation. new numbers show more children are dying after being left in hot cars researchers say an air bag that urged children to -- parents to put children in the rear seats of the car worked very well. but they say it had the unintended consequence forgetting about their

children. that's tushy because they are out of sight -- that's usually because any are out of sight -- they are out of sight. it's 7:0. we want to check in with -- it's 7:08. right now we're looking at the the commute on highway 24 westbound coming up to the walnut creek area, la fayette and getting up to oakland. it's a nice drive all the way through the tunnel. this morning's commute is gonna be okay if you are driving in san francisco after a short delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. not much of a delay if you are trying to get in the city. if you are driving in hayward, there is a minor accident on the shoulder causing a little bit of slow traffic. but definitely a lighter than usual commute.

let's go to steve. today, still some sun but another series of systems moves into the pacific northwest. one of the high-pressure systems stays -- actually, it's in the middle of the country and now it moves to the northeast. that allows low pressure to settle in over the west coast. it will be sunny, nice, warm. just not as warm as we had a couple of days ago. patchy fog. there's signs that we could get more clouds. you can see the fog out there. it's stacked up quite well. it extends well inland and also out to sea. we had a cooler pattern coast and bay and now it will be inland locations today. as the cooling trend takes us to bottom out tomorrow.

59 livermore, 60 concord, 60 fairfield but they do have a rip roarin' boot scootin' sea breeze out there. vacaville, a south wind. even stockton, i think i showed signs of northwest winds. east-southeast san jose. the breeze is picking. overall low clouds and sun. cooler inland, temperatures, one 90 held onto that in clearlake. santa rosa, rohnert park, upper 70s, low 80s. and then kentfield, san rafael about 6 for -- richmond 66. vallejo and richmond low 90s. 86 walnut creek. come through the caldecott you'll find 68. 70 in san leandro.

79 in san jose. 76 fremont. cupertino at 80. muper 60s -- mid- to upper 60s and low 70s along the coast. thank you, steve. why there is a spending frenzy right now by lobbyists. a father tries to protect his daughter's reputation after she was shot and killed in east palo alto. and how the star of a super bowl commercial is trying to help save a medicaid program. and find out why hawaii is facing a serious threat from snakes and how the government is dealing with that.

good morning. bigger fog bank. once the fog burns back, it

will be sunny but breezy, highs 60, 70s and low to mid-80s for most. the father of 19-year-old kate fish he is defending his -- fisher is defending his late daughter about where she was the night she was killed. fisher, a menlo park resident, was sitting in a park in east palo alto in two other people when she was shot and killed last week. her father said she was just dropping off someone and was not doing drugs as some rumors have discussion sus -- have suggested. a memorial service will be held. there are reports of an astonishing amount of money being spent on lobbying. senate closure shows more than 140 groups trying to prevent tax breaks or to prevent spending cuts. the national association of realtors is one of those groups. in the second quarter of the year, they 70 nearly $7 million to keep a popular tax break off

the federal chopping block. >> since the mortgage interest went away or got severely curtailed, and that would decline things further. >> lobbying spending numbers are only through june. it expects to see a another huge bump when the next -- to see another huge bump when the next numbers number out next fall. -- next numbers come out next fall. here max is playing on a playground. he has a con ten -- he also has a congenital heart condition. >> can you feel it, max?

>> if you touch it or if something hits it -- that's only when i feel it. >> congressional leaders have introduced bills. the u.s. military is moving one step closer to allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly. ktvu alison burns, live this morning in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what the new defense secretary is doing today. alison? >> reporter: that's right. he's been on the job a couple of weeks. today, leon panetta, as one of his first major actions will announce the end of the don't ask, don't tell policy against gays serving openly in the military. his announcement comes seven months after president obama signed the law repealing the ban on gays and lesbians searching openly in the military. the pentagon was waiting to lift the ban until a study was completed about whether the

change would harm the military. in 60 day, the band will no longer be enforced. >> you still can be discharged under don't ask, don't tell. so wait, you know, it's another two months. >> now, it's unclear -- it's unclear whether panetta will hold an event to make the announcement today or just some sort of written guidance. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alley -- alison. a meeting will take place to discuss cutbacks in the courts. 200 staff members could be closed by the end of september and courtrooms could be closed. in about two hours, the council will begin a special session to discuss allocating the $350

million in budget cuts. the threat of the snake infestation in hawaii could do real harm to the state's lush wildlife and also tourism. currently, hawaii is snake-free and keeping them as pets is illegal. in fact, snake owners can be fined $200,000 and face three years in jail. authorities recently seized a boa constrictor and python that were being kept as pets. snakes because they have no natural enemies there would threaten hawaii's birds and

plants and would cause a hazard of people walking on trails covered by lush foal in. >> that's a big snake. >> yes. a disturbing case in southern california started as an argument over a house guest but it ended with a man in the hospital and his wife facing life in prison. it's a wine tragedy in australia. the million-dollar shipment that won't make it to the u.s. good morning. traffic in san jose is moving along very nicely gets up into the valley. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather coming up.

7:22. a southern california woman accused of mutilating her husband will be in court today. 48-year-old katherine becker will be arraigned in orange county. police say becker drugged her husband and severerred his -- severed his genitals last week.

the man underwent emergency surgery. prosecutors won't comment on his condition out of respect for his privacy. becker faces a life in prison without the possibility of parole charge. visitors will be able to stand feet away from kate middleton's wedding dress. you can see the display also features, the tiara worn by the duchess of cambridge, which was loaned toker -- loaned to her by the police. agricultural crime is on the rise in california. police in california's criming area stay grapes almonds and beehives have been a target. they stay this has been a very good year for targets and that -- for crops and that brings out the thieves.

well, it's a wine tragedy in australia that will leave a few empty spots in wine cellars across the state. molly duker who was shipping wine, all but 1 of the 462 cases were destroyed. workers say the scene was read of where but the -- the scene was really a mess but the smell was phenomenal. >> oh, wow. a lot of wine. >> yes. let's check in with sal castanedo again. let's show -- let's show you outside. we're going outside, westbound 92 traffic looks pretty good. so does the dumbarton bridge in case you are trying to get to the peninsula. when you get there, highway 1

traffic is moving along nicely. if you are driving into san francisco, northbound 1201 traffic looks good. 7:24. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. well, more of a fog bank today. so that equals cooler conditions for many away from the coast. by the coast yesterday and a couple of days ago. we actually had a cooler pattern. some breaks in the low clouds. there will be sunshine. breezy conditions. a lot of 80s in areas that were in the 90s. so temperatures because of the fog influenced with that and i think they will stay there into saturday. 50s, 60s, low 60s. mid 50s for a few.

low, overcast, cool for some. warm for others but the high that kind of built in for a day is kind of heading back more toward the east. that allows the door to open up for more nothing -- fog. plus another system drops into the northwest. saturday looks if the same -- looks about the same. bombshell in the tomorrow police shooting in san francisco -- in the san francisco police shooting in san francisco. he's been on the job for less than a week. we'll tell you why the oakland police union is objecting to the way a new deputy chief was mired. also -- the new way to barhop and you don't need to leash home. ♪

[ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted this sweet... i'll go get my bowl. [ female announcer ] ...or this huge. new fiber one 80 calories. yes, you can actually love breakfast. 7:29. we want to update a story we first reported 30 minutes ago. a loud explosion has shattered windows in the government headquarters in oslo, norway. these pictures came in three minutes ago. the explosion was right near the prime minister's office.

the another weeken news agency report -- the norweigan says the prime minister is safe. one news agency is reporting this explosion may be tied to the efforts there to crack down on a suspected iraqi-born terrorist. again, this is new video in just after an explosion in oslo, norway. a recent hire in the oakland police department is not set signature -- is not sitting well with people. kraig debro is live to explain why the union is not happy about the new deputy chief. >> reporter: good morning. i just heard from cynthia perkins, the assistant to anthony batts. she said she may be able to talk to me better -- later on this morning.

the letter was in response to this letter right here, a source gave me this letter. it's from the police union's lawyer to the city -- to the department of employee relations. it basically says that -- it's accusing the chief of hiring chief jeff godown. now, last week, chief batts announced he was hiring jeff godown as deputy chief. he used to be the interim chief in the bay area. he came toot bay area when george gascon game the -- to the bay area when george gascon became chief. they say godown had been hired without any prior notice to the opoa. that's because they say it violates a memorandum of understanding between the police and the union. and it also says there's no institutional recollection of a deputy from being hired from the outside ever before.

now, in response to what the union has said. i got a letter via cynthia perkins from the personnel office saying that chief batts was well within his managerial discretion to appoint godown tas the deputy chief. i called the oakland officers association to get a comment from them two days ago. still have not word from them. still waiting to hear from the chief. he said despite the fact he's well within his rights to make this hire, he's gonna meet with the police union anyway. we'll find out what the meeting is to be about. back to you. >> thank you. san francisco police officer who has been the subject of several brutality lawsuits has now been fired. 45-year-old jessie cernum has been fon the fours for 16 years. he was put on desk duty four years ago after a string of

incidents on july 4th. on july suspect, he was fired for comments stemming from an incident from 2007. b.a.r.t. police have released surveillance video of the deadly confrontation between the officers and the suspect. the video showed the officers exiting the train and opening fire on 45-year-old charles hill less than 30 seconds after their arrival. that knife is the one that police say hill threw at officers. police stay they found another knife near his body. and the chief medical examiner says the bullet that killed kenneth harding did not come from a police officer's weapon. ktvu's claudine wong is live in the newsroom this morning with that part of the story. >> up until now, it was assumed that kenneth harding died because police shot him. so the focus has been on whether the shooting was

focused or not -- was justified or not. the chief says tests reveal that harding killed himself with his own gun. in the last few years, officers only used .40 callie bur gunman. the bullet taken from harding's head was a million 3 weapon. >> the bullet removed from list head is not consistent with the ammunition used in the police department. >> people could cover things up. you never know. >> reporter: the shooting has prompted several rowdy demonstrations in the last six days. you are looking at a video. this was a meeting to try to ease tensions. the big question now is where is that gun to police believe harding used to kill himself.

at this point they did recover a .45 caliber handgun. now police don't believe it belonged to harding. at this point, it's a $1,000 reward they are offering for the recovery of that gun. live in the newsroom claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:34. tonight, a san francisco nightclub will hold a fund- raiser to help in the search for a missing --mying student person. it we against apartment the icon ultralounge on fulton street. the 26-year-old woman was last seen on may 27th at lieser -- at kaiser hospital in hayward. police have officially declared her case a homicide. but her family and friends refuse to give up hope. earlier they raised the reward money to $100,000 in their efforts to find her. valley police are looking

for the person who stole dozens of laptop computers from a school this week. directives say someone cut lock the an forced open windows at old -- cut lox and forced open windows at the school tuesday night or wednesday morning. police say they need help from the public since they have few clues -- clues to help them find the burglar. some thieves in the midwest are actually taking advantage of the heat way. they are -- heat wave. they are breaking into people's homes by p simply in air conditions that are in windows. they target the air conditioners not bolted down. in milwaukee, wisconsin, police say there have been 38 of these break-ins since july 1st. in 11 of those cases, the burglars took the air- conditioning units, too. -- units too. coming up at 7:45, we'll have a live report from washington, d.c. where temperatures are expected to be in the triple

digit today. here are pictures from right after the tsunami surged during the march 11th earthquake. santa cruz's harbor also suffered damage but the fishing industry has been reportedly devastateed. a san francisco cul-de-sac is about to undergo a major all to bring more food vendors to the streets. the center near the public freeway will get a special plaza, including safe places to hold food trucks and farmers market and there will be planters in a it sunny bay area. users can download a mobile

app to their smartphone letting them install cameras. and apple says the app plans to find out how busy is plate is before they head out the door. almost 50 bay area nightclubs are participating. a heads up, starting tonight at 22 -- tonight at 11:00. caltrans will drift traffic to commerce boulevard. southbound lanes will be shifted sometime next week and the santa rosa onramp will also be reopened at that time. this is all part of a $40 million project to reduce congestion. work is expected to be completed next year. well, traffic today's been fayly light for a friday -- fairly right for a friday. want to bring in sal castanedo. maybe some are just taking the date off. >> or they work at home or they are deciding to come in later.

we have slowdowns as the peak of the commute is here with us today t let's go outside, 2le 0 -- 2 -- today. let's go outside, 280 looks good. no major problems if you are driving in the south bay. usually has good conditions, at washington boulevard there's --

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a lot of folks who are in hats and sunglasses and who are dealing with it the best they can. >> reporter: soaring triple- digit temperatures. more than 30 states are baking under some sort of heat advisory, a wave that's taken lives and put millions on high alert. but in the capitol, some are taking -- taking it in stride. this man, from north carolina,

hundreds of miles away, but still under the same heat blanket. and looking west -- >> well, we've had triple-digit temperatures in texas, which is where i'm from. >> reporter: cooling centers came the oasis for boston. ice cream sold faster than it could be made and includes -- kids in columbus cooled off the old-fashioned way. this man did not need advice on how to handled heat. >> stay away from the dairy, stay away from the heat. fruit juices are okay. stay away from the soda. it will just clog you up. >> reporter: while many people know how to take care of themselves, the temperatures are taking a toll on animals. the deaths of about 100 cattle were blamed on the heat. >> they need plenty of access to fresh water and maybe water on them. >> reporter: the national weather service adds shade and shelter to that and says no pets and no body should be left

in a car even with the windows down. the dangers of a sweltering summer indoors and out. >> reporter: and mike, we're expecting a high of 103. but it could feel like it's 1225. the national weather service says this is not expected to ease off until sunday when it could cool off to the refreshing 90s. >> stay cool this weekend. thank you. 70s and 80s out here. sure you don't want to here that. >> yeah. we have hot weather here. but the humidity makes it so much more uncomfortable. a mother of two is in jail this morning. what she is accused of giving to her young children that landed her behind bars. and teeing off for a good cause in the south bay. how one man's battle against cancer is helping others.

police in novato are looking for a stolen honda civic but it's what's inside the car that has the owner more concerned. the peace activist says he had his ten-foot puppet inside. it's mostly made of paper ma chay and is made of paper ball. he used it at rallies. a connecticut woman is behind bars after police say she forced her her son to drink alcohol and gave cocaine to her daughter. both children tested positive for alcohol at the hospital and the 10-month-old tested positive for cocaine. new this morning, golfers will hit the green in the south

bay today, all to fight cancer. the 7th annual have a ball tournament tees off. the tournament benefits 20 local and national cancer charities. more than 300 people are expected to take part. tournament founder bob hammer started the event after his own cancer diagnosis. >> i'm a two-time dancer -- cancer surviver. when i was going through the chemotherapy, i read lance armstrong's book. more important election i met his oncologist. >> organizers expect to raise more than $196,000 today. our sports director, mark ibanez, will be at the con sent. he's sponsoring a hole for autism. thissette events includes 26 -- the event includes 26 corporate sponsors it all takes place at

the sunnyvale golf course. coming up in the -- coming up in the 8:00 hour, sal, what are you seeing? >> the commute is up to par. if you are driving in many areas. it looks pretty good -- areas, it looks pretty good. let me just get the maps on-air mode. the south bay commute, southbound 880 there is an accident at coleman avenue, southbound 8 0, involves two -- 8 0, involving two lanes. if you are driving to the san jose airport, give yourself plenty time there. let's take a look at 880 north and southbound at the coliseum. that looks pretty good. if you are going to the toll plaza, earl yell problems have caused -- earlier problems have caused a delay. let's go to steve. . we have mainly low clouds.

low clouds are stacking up the coast. not only north south but west to east. 60s, now 50s and 60s. 63 concord. low 60s for some. low clouds, fog and then sun, cool, breezy, but still warm if you are well enough away but not as warm as the past couple days. temperatures in the upper 80s or mid-80s. even a few low 90s. 60s and 70s closer to the coast. low clouds and fog will greet us again on saturday morning. maybe a decrease in that but a slight bump up in the temperatures. but no big changes the next three to five days. 7:58. breaking news from overseas. a powerful explosion rocks buildings near a government center near europe. the sad news we learned just minutes ago. with two new suspects arrested in the bryan stow case, what does that mean for the former suspect? i will tell you just ahead. and the arson investigator

links butane tanks to a fire in a home. we have a live report coming up.

welcome back. i'm tori damage bell. >> i'm mike mibach. dave clark has the day off. minutes ago, the norwegian government has reported one person has died in the blast. several others are injured, critically. >> the explosion was right near the prime minister's office but the prime minister was not hurt. it's still not clear what exactly caused the blast. los angeles police have arrested two new suspects for the brutal beating of bryan stow. police have concluded that guy yovanny ramirez, paul, was not -- geovany ramirez, paul, was

not involved in the beating. >> reporter: very true. as you say, ramirez has not been charged anymore. he's been exonerated, actually, in fact. the two men were arrested on wednesday in connection with the bryan stow case. as of right now, the police are not releasing their names or any other details about their arrest. however, the "l.a. times" say they have physical evidence and circumstancal evidence. the paramedics and emts who work with stow say there's not a day that goes by

that they don't think about him. >> cautiously optimistic, considering, you know, they thought they had the right person before and -- you know, we'll have to wait and see if they have the right two people this time. >> reporter: ramirez has been exonerated for the stow case. he was picked up on a parole violation. as for stow's family, i've left several messages. they have not called. i called the respect if they -- see if they -- i called the l.a.p.d. to see if they were going to have a press conference. they stayed as of right now, that won't happen. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with ktvu news for continuing coverage of these new arrests in the bryan stow kay. we'll -- case. we'll bring it to you on air and online at ktvu.com.

fire investigators in contra costa county say a dangerous comtwinnation involving butane -- combination involving butane gas and marijuana likely caused an overnight fire on 4th street in oakley at a house. jade hernandez joins us now. investigators say they've seen this dangerous combination before? >> reporter: they have. and they have a warning morning -- this morning. tori, the arson investigator took our cameras inside this home this morning. the reason firefighters found 100 super butane containers at this location. that's a highly unusual amount of tanks and it made investigators suspicious. he said it appears they were using the butane to heat the marijuana to smoke that. investigators say it's highly flammable. so far they found that the

butane acted as an accelerant. the fire broke out at 2:30 this morning. an--duty police officer noticed -- an-duty police officer -- an off-duty police officer said a butane tank had exploded. now, sleeping neighbors ran from their homes. >> our first thought, our house is getting on fire as well. it was scary. >> i heard an explosion and i smelled smoke. i checked the basement. i looked out the window and i realized that it was the corner house. >> reporter: we've been told that the man lives here, his name is larry, he lives with his grandmother. he suffered second and third- degree burns over a large portion of his body. now larry's grandmother we're told was at the hospital at the time the fire bloke out. she was not home -- broke out.

she was not home or hurt. according to firefighters, the cause right now, of course, suspicious -- suspicious. they do believe the cause was the butane tanks. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. the fast-moving fire that destroyed two walnut creek homes remains under investigation this morning. the flames broke out yesterday afternoon. investigators say the fire started near a shed and quickly spread. hot temperatures, wind and dry brush, fueled the flames. one woman said she was only -- she only noticed the trouble after her dog started barking. >> i grabbed my son, my keys, my laptop. went to the car. so i got -- [ inaudible ] >> investigators found a gas can that littled -- that rolled down a hill, but it's not clear

if the gas can was related to this autopsy. the cause of death for the santa rosa teenager who died after a weekend sleepover remains a mystery. 14-year-old rou died two weeks '. she drank some vodka with friends during her sleepover but did not wake up. now "the press democrat" reports her autopsy report is inconclusive. investigators are looking for a toxicology report. the going out of business sale begins for borders bookstore across the u.s. ktvu photographers shot this video of the store in palo alto. liquidators plan to open the doors at 9:00 with discounts up to 40%. members of the community hope to rekindle their efforts to reclaim that space now. >> now that borders is leaving the facility, i think there is

community support. they are looking at this -- as a theater or performing arts center again. >> reporter: the landlord has said he hopes to find another big retailer for that location. a bankruptcy judge approved the company's liquidation plan yesterday for its remaining 399 u.s. stores. another bankruptcy judge approved a plan that will keep 1500 blockbuster stores open. it's an agreement between dish network, which now owns the movie rental company, and the owners of the actual stores where blockbuster does business. one of the biggest debts blockbuster had was the store leases. the deal will help save 15,000 jobs across the country. :08. today a imagine -- 8:08. today a major step in the don't ask, don't tell policy. today, leon panetta is expected to certify the end of the military's ban on gays and lesbians. coming up at 8:15. we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. noom to

learn how soon -- newsroom to learn how soon gays and lesbians will be able to serve. the first day of gay weddings in new york begins this sunday. according to "the new york post" new york city hall announced that all 823 couples who entered a lottery to get married on that day will get to exchange strows. the city previously said it two only be able to accommodate over 400 couples. southbound 880 sluggish. i want to bring in sal and bring -- on that situation. >> that's right. we have a construction vehicle crash and it spilled some of the gear it was hauling. approachening the airport at coleman avenue. want to put it on the map. southbound and northbound traffic are going to be affected. you can see all of a sudden very heavy traffic. if you are coming down the -- let's say from milpitas to san

jose, 880 is really a poor choice. you may want to think about doing other things. people might be on 237 trying to get around this problem and that will be heavy as well. the look at westbound 24, far away from that problem we just mentioned, 24 is moderately heavy on the way to oakland. if you are driving into san francisco, there is a small delay at the bay bridge toll plaza. not that big. once you get into san francisco, it looks good. let's go to steve. well, some sun already out there. but a bigger push on the fog bank which, a couple of days ago, was like nothing there. just a couple of patches. it's increased in intensity. pattern is stuck. i was just reading some of the tweets coming in. it's already 111 heat index in central park, new york and boston today is looking for a high of 102. the all-time highest temperature ever is 104. you take that moisture in the gulf and you take it all the

way to the northeast. it's really hot and humid there. for us, though, i think a couple of reports coming in, one. coolest summers in 50 years in seattle. so one end of the extreme to the other. we're on the other end of the system. one of the tweets coming in from patrick. he said he had a flight from portland. he said it was very bumpy. he said it was more like winter time with this weather, not summertime. these are pretty strong storms moving in from the north know allows us to stay on the cooler side. so low clouds and fog which developed yesterday will get an enhancement from that system dropping down. these are not -- not just stronger thunderstorms. 50s and 60s. if you are stuck in the fog, maybe the temperature is not moving too much. about you already have the sun, there's plenty of it there. if you see any delta breeze

there on of -- over 20, that's a pretty good sign that the inland areas will cool down. cool for some, mild, warm for others but not as warm or hot as it was the past couple of days. a lot of 80s. a couple of 90s. 50s, 60s, by the water's edge. 70s around the bay. no big changes as we head into the weekend. >> thank you, steve. it is 8:11. it's happening right now. president obama is holing a town hall meeting at the university of maryland. the critical topic that's at the top of the agenda. plus -- a georgia man is skeled to die for killingly family. why it's an execution that will be closely watched -- scheduled to die for killing his family. why it's an -- why it's expected to be a closely- watched event across the country.

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gearing. low clouds will head back to the coast -- good morning. low clouds will head back to the coast. 50, 60s coast and bay. temperatures probably sliding down until about saturday. happening right now, president obama is holding a town hall meeting at the university of maryland. the president expected to give an update on the debt ceiling talks. let's listen in to president obama now. >> that those are there for the future. and some of these cuts will just eliminate wasteful

spending, weapons we don't need, fraud and abuse in the healthcare system. but i want to be honest -- i've agreed to also target some programs that i think are worth while. worthwhile. they are cuts that some people in my own party are not too happy about. and frankly, i wouldn't make them if money wasn't so tight. but it's just like a family. if you tighten your belts, and you motorcycle choices -- if you tighten your belts, you make choices, now here is the thing -- and this is what the argument is about -- we can't just close our deficit with spending cuts alone. because if we take that route, it means that seniors two have to pay a lot more for medicare. >> the president there, talking about the difficult decisions he has to make, including targeting programs he thinks is worthwhile. but compared to -- he compared

it to families buckling down. he him self having to make decisions -- himself having to make decisions in these difficult times. the leaders have been meeting regularly to try to come up with a deal before the august 2nd deadline. just about pan hour ago, john phone ersaid "the two sides are not close to -- john phone ersaid" the two sides are not -- john boehner said "the sides are not close to a deal." alison burns has just interviewed a stormer air force staff sergeant no was discharged for being -- who was discharged for being gay and has more on the next story. >> reporter: seven months after president obama signed the law relegalling the don't ask, don't -- repealing the don't ask, don't tell policy. pentagon officials will certify lifting the ban on this won't

hurt readiness. this sergeant was discharged and he doesn't think service members will start coming out right away. >> even though it's the law, we know some will still want to discriminate against gays and lesbians. and there's mown ways you can do that in the -- many ways you can do that in the military and get away with it. >> reporter: there's still a 60- day waiting period after the ban is lifted by leon panetta. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, alison. 8:18. don't try lighting up a cigarette pipe or cigar on either dam pus for the college of -- campus for the college of marin starting next month. the board of trustees has banned toe back toe from the indian valley and the kentfield campuses. this applies to college, and

visitors to the campus. the college will advise on how those who want to give up the habit can. a new study of the state public's's university shows -- state public university shows information from the study that includes california tanks last among all 50 states in funding per college student. tuition increases are higher than the national original. and -- than the california average. this sunday is hand-holding day at san francisco's contemporary jewish museum. it's in response to an incident last weekend, where a stewart guard told a lesbian couple that hand-holding was not allowedded. the museum said the guard's

actions did not reflect their policy and that person would not be employed in the future. the chief nuclear onvies up north -- of north and south korea held what they said was productive, agreeing to resume six-party talks as soon as possible. it was their first direct meeting on nuclear issues since 2008. secretary of state hillary clinton is one of the diplomats in bali. she says she will discuss the need for peace and stability on the korean peninsula. the execution of a man georgia is believed to be the first in almost two decades recorded on video. andrew deyoung was executed last night for killing his parents and sister back in 19 -- back in 1993. the video came at the urging of defense attorneys who wanted to document the effects of the

lethal injection given to him. executions in california have been on hold for years, due to the ongoing battle over lethal injection. how much can a woman take. maria shriver dealing with another heart-breaking crisis. this one involves her son

we learned the youngest son of arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver is in the hospital. tmz reports that christopher schwarzenegger was hospitalized last weekend after a surfing accident in malibu. this is a photo of the 13-year- old and his father, arnold schwarzenegger. he's reportedly in the intensive care unit suffering from broken bones and a chanced lung. he's expected to survive. 8:24. a manhunt in union city is over this morning. police say two men have been arrested including one who is suspected of shooting at officers. it all started yesterday morning as police responded to

the report of a burglary near darling way and gene drive. officers found a man matching the description of the burglary suspect. but when he tried to make contact, police say the man fired at officers. they returned fire but no one was hit. several s.w.a.t. teams were called in to search for the suspect. police found a man hiding in a tool shed and took him into custody. police say the initial burglary suspect was later found several houses away from where the shooting happened. officers searched for additional suspects but did not find anyone. they are still trying to determine which man fired shots at police -- at police. 8:25. sal castanedo is getting closer to his weekend, while the rest of us continue to work. [ laughter ] >> mike, sounds like a problem for you. yeah. there are certainly some people out there -- there are people out there, mike and tori, who are just getting on the road right now. let's take a look at their

commutes. 880 is not a good example of a great commute right now because of an accident involving a truck that spilled construction equipment in the left lane at coleman avenue. they are making progress with in crash. they moved it out of the lanes but the traffic is still very slow from at least 237 heading down to the airport. the good news, the lanes are open. but the bad news is the slow traffic conditions. some people using 237 to get around the problem. it's not any busier than it usually is. that's good news. and if you are driving near the two toll plaza, as you can see, joe -- we call him helicopter joe here, moves to the left. you can see movement at the -- of a backup at the metering lights. if you are dealing with this, you are in pretty good shape. let's go to steve. >> low clouds came back. they came back yesterday. they did not make a surge

inland. temperatures in the 60s and a cooldown on the coast a couple of days ago. today it's the inland areas who are already in the 60s for some. but these are running about 3 to 5 degrees cooler at this time yesterday. down about 4. and that makes sense when you get a west- southwest wind at 20. some low clouds, fog, sun. it will be nice for some -- nice for tomorrow. cool for others. 60s, 70s, 80s. maybe a one or two 90. since my forecast area goes from here to the oregon border, a lot of 80s. night and morning fog takes us into the weekend and then not much of a change until next week. a new -- new information about an explosion near a government center in europe. what may be behind the deadly blast. why the oakland police department go back to whether it violated any rules for

hiring someone outside of the department? now the head of the officers' union said there's a very good reason it has not been done before.

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we have an update ton a breaking story we first told you if -- on a breaking story we first told you about. officials are on scene in oslo, norway, where there was an explosion. claudine wong has more. two people are dead, claudine? >> yeah, that's right, mike. new video and pictures coming in from oslo, norway. the norwegian news april jency says -- agency said it is a

bomb. the painer is telling us the -- paper is telling us the death toll stands at two. we want to show you video posted on youtube. this man is recording as he's going. you can seat chaos in the streets. that blast tore through several office buildings, including the prime minister in oslo, norwegian. we also have still pictures of the scene that gives you an idea of just how extensive the damage is there. you can see windows blown out and paper strewn everywhere. we just want to give you an idea of the area. that building does house the prime minister and his administration. there is a lot of ministry buildings around as well that area. this blast comes at norway grapples with a home-grown

terror plot that's been linked to al qaeda. two suspects are linked to that. we are not clear, again, if anyone is taking responsibility for the blast but we know police are confirming that it was caused by a bomb. the death toll, as reported by local agencies there, stands at two. but again, information is still coming in on that and we'll continue to follow this developing story. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. there is a major usc new development in the -- a major new development in the controversial shooting in the bayview district. investigators say now the young man who died appears to have killed himself with his own gun. police are still trying to find the weapon which any believe was stolen -- stolen from the scene. the chief medical examiner has revealed, test results indicating 19-year-old kenneth harding fatally wounded himself while running away from two

police officers last saturday. the bullet which was removed from his head, is not consistent with the service ammunition used by the san francisco police department. >> people could cover a lot of stuff up. you never know. >> that criticism reflects the controversy. the shooting has prompted several rowdy demonstrations in san francisco during the past six days. wednesday night, angry bayview rezs shotted down police chief greg sur. now, on a more positive note, the bayview district celebrates a groundbreaking celebrate for a new library. that is being built on third street at the corner of revere. we'll be at the library along with the librarian, and other state officials. underaged drinking was just one of the illegal activities happening at a home overnight. neighbors called police to complain about a large party on

walnut creek near farmville road. officers say there were close to 300 people at that house gathered for a birthday for a 17-year-old girl. a teenager said things started to get out of hand when partygoers started throwing bottles at the officers. >> i caught a couple of people yelling at the police and saying stuff to them. i was like, you know, you need to respect them. they are doing their job. >> no officers were hurt. the homeowner was arrested for disturbing the police and receiving what police say were two stolen motorcycles. >> firefighters 70 the night battling a glass prior near livermore. the flynn fire started between 9:30 and patterson. it burned 600 acres. newschopper2 was over the area about two hours ago. the fire does appear to be mostly out. no injuries reported and no structures burned. the oakland police department's latest hire has

caused some -- has caused some controversy. kraig debro is live at police headquarters to explain why some people are unhappy about the new deputy chief. >> reporter: garning tori. they are more -- good morning, tori. they are more unhappy about the way he was hired. have not heard from the chief nor from the headquarters. but the union did file off this letter to the city on the 15th of july. the letter says they accuse the chief of hiring the chief -- of hiring and the godown hiring was definitely unprecedented. batt,announced last week that he chose godown for the job. this is after his boss, george gascon, left to become the deputy d.a. for the city of san francisco. when the city heard about that,

they immediately fired off this this letter. they are to meet and confer on new hires, it says. >> there is that trickle-down effect all the -- there is a trickle-down effect a, and one rank generally promotes positions as you move down the rank. so promoting somebody to deputy chief from within would create a it lieutenant's position, a sergeant's position and a captain's position. >> reporter: he says this gives the chance of rehiring someone who is laid off. the city responded to our

request for an interview by sending us an e-mail. it came from the chief tea assistant. here's what any said, the e- mail says "chief batts is well within his managerial position to appoint godown as chief." it later says he will meet with him and it's not clear why the -- why he feels the need to meet with the union." again, no comment from the chief or the union this morning. back to you. >> it's a story we will be following, kraig. thanks for the report. the trial of four boys accused of sexually assaulting two school girls on a field trip face up to 15 years behind bars if convicted. investigators say the boys broke a -- broke pay way from one group and then attacked the two girls.

8:37. this morning an investigation is underway after a muni bus hit a pedestrian in downtown san francisco sending that person to the hospital with a head injury. it happened at the intersection of market and new montgomery shortly after 7:00 last night. muni spokesman says the pedestrian's back was toward the bus when the accident happened. the injuries are not loving. the muni driver is on routine -- is on routine leave. a 2009 marin superior court truleing has been upgraded that it awarded a mill valley family $3.8 million. this stems from the death of guthrie. his family claims the city failed to act even after they were told about cracks at the edge of the street on a city

right-of-way above -- right-of- way above the couple's house. there is just one more street to go to end the nfl's four-month lockout. the players still need to approve a deal reached by team owners yesterday. newspaper at 8:45, we'll have a live report from atlanta detailingle agreement and what -- detailing the agreement and -- about -- and also what's coming up next. >> what's coming up next for us is sal. >> 880 northbound, very slow because of an accident up ahead at 23rd. it's an overturned vehicle and now traffic is backing up all the way into san leandro. don't recommend 880. i would say 580 instead this morning. it's almost at a standstill here. northbound 880 at 23rd. if you are getting on the freeway after 23rd.

it's actually okay. it will actually be good for you. this nay affect the bay bridge toll plaza. it may make it lighter because people are getting through. at the south bay, we had an earlier -- earlier crash at coleman avenue. let's go to steve. >> some breaks in the clouds. low clouds and fog, but already starting to see this kind of burn back a little bit. but the mere fact it made it up over the coastal hills -- hills means the cooling continues. the cooling started yesterday. we m temperatures on the mid- 90s on wednesday. not any more. another system continues to drop and everything has been locked in. some of the information coming in right now -- it's already 97 degrees central park. 98 in baltimore. the humidity and heat index, like 120.

parts of virginia and maryland, unbelievable heat. and we sit here with temperatures below average. why? because the high pressure is out here. the low pressure is here. low clouds cooler for many today, breezy. about the same on the weekend. there's just subtle changes. there's no big pattern shift that would change our weather dramatically. the fog continues to be there. 60s, temperatures running a few degrees cooler. here's why. the fog has moved inland, the wind's picked up. another in a series of systems. pacific northwest moves in there. that allows our fog to increase and enhance. heading back but cooler inland today with a westerly breeze at times. so 60s, 70s, 80s for many. a few in the 90s. a lot of areas in the 80sner

this area. martinez 8 -- pleasanton 82. i them what you see is what you -- i think what you see is what you get for the weekend. not everyone in florida followed the casey anthony case and some of them are paying for it. and one certain bill is not setting well with some people. buster posey is scheduled to have surgery today and a lot of fans are happy about it. ;

it is now up to the players to end the nfl's four-month -- now-month lockout -- now-month lockout. holly has more. >> reporter: >> reporter: gearing, tori, yes, yesterday the nfl owners met and voted to approve that deal that could end that four- month old lockout. right now, executives are meeting in the hotel as they presumably are preparing to -- preparing to go over the deals.

now it's up to the players to rat fight deal on their end. football players hope the nfl dispute does not go into overtime as negotiations reach the fourth quarter. thursday team owners took what appeared to be a critical step in ending the lockout. >> the club has approved an agreement that was gauche tasted with the -- with the players. >> -- that was negotiated with the players. >> i think we've cracked something that will be good for the players, the clubs and mostly, more importantly, good for our game and fans. >> reporter: but before the fans relish in a victory, the players have to reform their union and approve the proposal. >> we continue to talk. there's some issues that are left outstanding left to resolve. i know there's been a lot of questions about what happens if the players -- or the process of becoming a union again.

>> reporter: if an agreement is reached, the players can return to the team practice fielding -- starting on saturday. the ball rests in the players' hands. until a move is made, the season is stalled. what we do know is that the players will not vote on it today. they won't ratify the tee -- the decision. they put out a statement saying out of respect for the kraft family me won't be making any decisions. robert kraft owns the patriots and his wife, myra, pass aid way a few days ago -- passed away a few days ago. some of the players are there and the players' representative is there as well. they said out of respect for the craft family, they won't even look at the agreement today. mike? >> all right. thank you for that update, holly. 8:47. let's get you updated on some. top stories we're following right now. we're continuing to follow the

breaking news out of oslo, in other wordsway. a bomb exploded in the downtown area damaging several buildings, including. prime minister's office. one person is dead. you a though we -- although we are hearing that number may be two. several people are trapped in the building where the blast occurred and we're also just learning there may be two other bombs planted around oslo but they did not explode. los angeles police have arrested two more suspects for the attack on bryan stow. we've also learned thatland have concluded that geovany ramirez was not involved in the attack. and leon panetta is expected to reveal the -- repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy. he has a meeting with president obama this afternoon. 8:48. right now, president obama is

molding a town hall meeting at the -- holding a how tall meeting. these are live pictures. the president is giving an update on the debt ceiling talks. president obama and congressal leaders have been meeting almost daily for the next couple of weeks to raise the debt limit for the august 2nd deadline this morning, the president says the u.s. has never defaulted on its debt and won't do it now. there had been reports the two sides were close to a deal. but at a news conference this morning, john boehner shot down those reports saying the two sides are nowhere near close to an agreement. and congress will have to pass a new funding bill by the -- by the end of the day to avoid a partial shutdown of the faa. if lawmakers miss the deadline, planes would still fly and air traffic controllers would still work but up to 4,000 administrative workers could be

furloughed as soon as tomorrow. we're learning that some pg&e's missing safety reports -- records may have ended up in the trash. pg&e was supposed to turn over the documents to investigators as a result of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. but a former pg&e worker says that a top official acknowledged to him that they may have been thrown out. the official says the documents likely got lost during a move to san francisco pg&e pea office these in-- pea's office. the fbi is recognizing pablo sandoval. he's getting a special award for his contribution for the program that provides more than 50,000 fingerprinting kids -- kits to local children. and buster posey is scheduled to have surgery today. he's out for the rest of the season after getting hurt in a home plate collision in may. today dodges are supposed to

remove the screws from his ankled a he will -- he says once the surgery is over, he will be able to make more progress in miss rehab. florida taxpayers are on the hook for casey anthony's trial expenses. her defense team submitted a bill worth more than $147,000 to the state of florida. the state has already paid nearly $119,000 of the bill, since it was declared last year that she could no longer afford her keys. a hearing schedule is scheduled for next week about this. casey anthony was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter casey. she's been in hiding. a british lawmakers says he will ask police to investigate a claim contradicting james murdoch's testimony to a

parliament committee. james and his father testified on tuesday. both men said they did not know about the widespread hone cracking going on. the two former news initial ectives say they james -- ect -- the news -- the new two former news workers say they told them about it. the cast of twilight previewed scenes at comicconn. the film's director of twilight says he's not worried about any potential criticism for that movie. and also mike judge made the announcement of the comeback

version of beav vis and butthead -- beavis and buthead went off the air almost 15 years ago. some people say a recent ad campaign by the california milk board is not funny. what the milk board is doing in response to criticism. and corn that tastes like candy and the popular snack has not grown far in the bay area. plan

san francisco's love evolution is making a move across the bay. for eight years, an electronic dance party was held in san francisco. last year, the city pulled the plug on the event because of the large crowd. organizers focused on other ven -- venues in the city but after some consideration they decided to move it to the oracle arena. the event takes place next month. you don't need tickets to see two of the largest festivals. they will be streamed on youtube. there will also be a secondary feed of the back stage areas and interviews. la la palooza is celebrating their 10th anniversary. the california milk board is apologizing for a campaign that suggested that men should

buy milk for the women in their lives to protect themself the from pms. the problem is, some women were not applaused. they felt it was insulting. the -- not amused. they felt it was not -- they felt it was insulting. it's a vegetable that tastes like a candy. did you know that? >> no, i didn't know that. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> fresno state university expects to have sold 1 million years of their sweet new buttery and crunchy corn. it's grown right on the cam fuss farm. the university sells 10,000 to 30,000 ears every day. when they announced it -- was going on sale, they sold out in two hours. let's check in with sal. >> there is a new accident, northbound 880, at mission

boulevard, fremont. sounds like a bad one. three plains blocked. paramedics on the way. 880 a little bit -- a little bit north. if you are driving to the toll plaza here's -- we're looking at it from emeryville you will notice the traffic is getting lighter. let's go to steve. cool, mild, 60, 70s and 80s. therethere is a breeze there and it looks like it will be carried into the weekend. >> great forecast, steve. >> don't forget to watch mike and claudine tomorrow morning and sunday morning. >> we'll be there. >> okay. that will do it for us.